Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC and Netflix limited series A Suitable Boy. The album features the show’s original music composed by Golden Globe nominee Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Queen of Katwe, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, 11.22.63, Touching the Void) and Anoushka Shankar. Also included are songs performed by Kavita Seth and other music from the drama. The soundtrack will be released overseas digitally tomorrow, October 23. A CD version is also in the works. The purchase links will be added to this article soon. A Suitable Boy is directed by Mira Nair, written by Andrew Davies and stars Tabu, Ishaan Khatter, Tanya Maniktala and Mahira Kakkar. The 6-parter is based on Vikram Seth’s 1993 novel of the same name and centers on a young woman in post-partition India who struggles to balance family duty and personal independence. The series premiered in the UK this summer on BBC One and is making its in several other markets tomorrow on Netflix. No word yet on a domestic premiere date.
Here’s the track list of the album:
1. Prologue (0:53)
2. Lata’s Theme (2:30)
3. Your Sister, My Brother (1:25)
4. You Too Will Marry a Boy I Choose (1:34)
5. Lutf Woh Ishq Mein – Kavita Seth (4:02)
6. Mehfil Barkhaast Hui – Kavita Seth (3:00)
7. Smitten Kitten (Meenakshi’s Theme) (1:44)
8. Holi (1:23)
9. Quegdevelim Sunset – Bombay Brass (2:06)
10. No Time, Lover, Or Friend (2:51)
11. Raag Khamaaj (3:30)
12. There is No Harm in Dawn (1:18)
13. The Floating Temple (1:38)
14. Pillow Talk (0:42)
15. Let’s Go Away / I Never Want to See You Again (2:04)
16. Na-Rawa Kahiye – Kavita Seth (6:48)
17. What Happened & Maan Delirium (1:55)
18. Muddat Hui Hai – Kavita Seth (3:15)
19. Kabir’s Letter (1:10)
20. Unsuitable Tango (0:57)
21. The Railway Theme (2:41)
22. One Loves You (1:51)
23. Your Parakeet is Well? (1:41)
24. Are You Making Fun of Me? (0:53)
25. Farewell to Rasheed (1:21)
26. Are You a Lipstick Girl? (2:46)
27. Are We French Now? (1:44)
28. Dil-E-Nadaan – Kavita Seth (6:22)
29. Make Lata Love Me (1:34)
30. I Can Make Any Shoe (1:19)
31. Think Beyond Your Friends (1:53)
32. Fluke of a Catch (1:50)
33. Christmas in Prahapore (0:48)
34. Free India’s First Election (1:07)
35. Raag Jhinjhoti – Shujaat Husain Khan (3:14)
36. Raag Lalit (1:37)
37. Maan in Turmoil (1:39)
38. Loss (2:48)
39. The Fever Bird (1:39)
40. Maan in Prison (2:10)
41. An Unfortunate Accident (2:18)
42. Love Has Run Its Course (Mehfil Barkhaast Hui Duet) – Kavita Seth & Sharvari Deshpande (1:37)
43. A Suitable Boy (1:58)
44. Lata Chooses Her Suitable Boy (3:02)
45. Monkey Wisdom (3:27)
